CLIPPERS' ROAD WOES CONTINUE IN CHARLOTTE : CHARLOTTE 114, CLIPPERS 96.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. For a half, the Clippers kept Glen Rice Glen Anthony Rice (born May 28 1967, in Flint where he played for Flint Northwestern High School, Michigan) is a retired American NBA basketball player. Rice was a three-time NBA All-Star small forward well known for his pinpoint shooting accuracy, ranking 4th in NBA history with quiet Friday night. The NBA's hottest scorer had nine points at halftime on 4-of-11 shooting and he knew that wasn't going to cut it. ``I came in and had a little talk with myself, told myself to get it in gear,'' Glen Rice said after he scored 20 second-half points to lead Charlotte to its most lopsided victory lop´sid`ed victory n. 1. A victory in a contest in which one side defeats the other overwhelmingly; - in sports, meaning one side scores much more than the other; in war, meaning one side has many more casualties than the other. this season, 114-96 over the Clippers. Rice, who came in averaging 31.3 points over a 25-game stretch, scored 18 points in the third quarter on 7-of-9 shooting. The Hornets forced seven turnovers in the quarter, setting the stage for the Clippers' seventh consecutive road loss. ``We started making turnovers and that was the difference,'' coach Bill Fitch William Fitch (born May 19 1934 in Davenport, Iowa) is a former NBA coach who has been successful in making teams playoff contenders throughout his coaching career. Before entering the professional ranks he coached college ball at the University of Minnesota, Bowling Green State said. ``We did the best we could getting the game plan accomplished in the first half, but we didn't to it in the second half.'' Anthony Mason
Sir Anthony Frank Mason added 22 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists for Charlotte, which also got 22 points, nine rebounds and five assists from Vlade Divac Vlade Divac (Serbian Cyrillic: Владе Дивац, pronounced [ˈvlaːdɛ ˈdiːvaʦ] and improved to a season-high 12 games over .500. Clippers rookie center Lorenzen Wright equaled his season high with 16 points. The Clippers, losing for the fourth time in five games, also got 14 points and 10 rebounds from Loy Vaught. ``They got momentum off two turnovers off the press and then we were playing catchup catch·up n. Variant of ketchup. the rest of the night,'' Fitch said. ``When you let a scoring team get off the starting blocks like that, it can be a long night, and it was.'' The Clippers cut the deficit to six points midway through the third before the Hornets gradually began pulling away, stretching their advantage to 88-73 heading into the final quarter. Roberts has surgery: Clippers center Stanley Roberts underwent successful surgery on his back and is expected to be sidelined for at least six more weeks. The operation, to remove a herniated disc and relieve pressure on a nerve in Roberts' lower back, was performed by Dr. Ted Goldstein at Cedars Sinai Medical Center. Roberts, 27, has averaged 9.5 points and 5.1 rebounds in 18 games this season. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Charlotte forward Glen Rice, who had 20 of his 29 points in the second half, shoots over the Clippers' Rodney Rogers. Associated Press |
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